U.S. Officials Clarify Colleges' Duties to Pregnant and Parenting Students

By Casey McDermott

Washington

Colleges must support and accommodate pregnant and parenting
students under federal antidiscrimination law, the U.S. Department
of Education stressed on Tuesday in updating 22-year-old guidance
on the topic.

Responding to the needs of those students is critical to their
retention, the department said in a
letter to institutions. Just 2 percent of women who have a
child before age 18 earn a